COVID-19 Switzerland
Information on the current situation, as of 21 March 2023
The key figures will be published each Tuesday at 15:30.
Hospital capacity,Switzerland
Intensive care units (ICUs)
The hospital capacity data from more than 150 hospitals and clinics in Switzerland is collected by the Coordinated Medical Services (CMS) using the Information and Operations System (IOS). The CMS, the FOPH, the Swiss Society for Intensive Care Medicine (SSICM) and the H+ Association of Swiss Hospitals have jointly determined the data to be collected.
Intensive care medicine is a medical and nursing treatment that is dependent on different, technically highly complex devices (intensive care units) and requires close-knit support by specialized teams. The time frame desired can be selected with the slider below the graph.
Occupancy in percent
Intensive care units (ICUs), Switzerland, 20.03.2023
Due to the different reporting times and procedures, the figures shown here may differ from those published by other institutions. Due to mathematical rounding, the sum of the percentages may not be exactly 100%.
Intensive care units (ICUs), Switzerland
Occupancy: 73,7%
| COVID-19 | 30 | 3,7% |
|---|---|---|
| Non-COVID-19 | 567 | 70% |
| Free beds | 213 | 26,3% |
| Total | 810 | 100% |
Development of occupancy over time
Intensive care units (ICUs), Switzerland, 30.03.2020 to 20.03.2023
The data prior to November 2020 is partially incomplete and should therefore be interpreted with caution. Due to mathematical rounding, the sum of the percentages may not be exactly 100%.
Certified and ad-hoc beds
Intensive care units (ICUs), Switzerland, 30.03.2020 to 20.03.2023
The number of «certified beds» represents fully occupied intensive care units. Short-term fluctuations in this figure result from reporting gaps. These fluctuations have no consequences in terms of patient care. Provided that they utilise at least 60 per cent of their certified beds on average over the year, hospitals are free to decide whether they operate all or only a portion of their certified beds.
«Ad-hoc beds» are additional places for treatment outside the certified rooms. Patients are cared for with the help of other specialist staff from areas such as anaesthesia. The figure represents the intensive care beds that are reported and currently run by the hospitals, but which are not certified. The operation of ad-hoc beds is only permitted in disasters or other extraordinary situations. If a hospital operates ad-hoc beds in situations other than these, the intensive care unit in question will lose its certification.
The figure for «total beds operated» represents the sum of certified beds operated and ad-hoc beds operated. These are beds reported by the hospitals in intensive care units in which patients can be treated with available, qualified specialists and other staff in combination with shift work and special deployments.
The figures reported by the hospitals remain valid for a maximum of seven days.